Each year, roughly 1.5% of Texas students graduate with certificates in beauty.
In other words, every year an estimated 8,001 beauty professionals graduate from Texas' 128 beauty schools.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Texas that has a beauty program is Ogle School Hair Skin Nails. Ogle School Hair Skin Nails, which was ranked 61st in the country in 2010, is located in Arlington.
In 2010, 187 students graduated from Ogle School Hair Skin Nails' beauty program.

The second-ranked school in Texas that has a beauty program is Ogle School Hair Skin Nails. Ogle School Hair Skin Nails, which was ranked 62nd in the country in 2010, is located in Dallas.
In 2010, Ogle School Hair Skin Nails graduated 183 students from its beauty program.

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails, which is located in Hurst, is the third-ranked school in Texas that has a beauty program. It received a ranking of 63rd in the country in 2010.
92 students graduated with certificate in beauty from Ogle School Hair Skin Nails in 2010.
Students at Ogle School Hair Skin Nails paid $0 per year in tuition fees.

Cost

If you choose to attend a Texas beauty school, average tuition will be $1,070 per year. However, tuition at your particular institution may range from $1,007 per year to $19,950 per year.
The Texas beauty schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Remington College-Fort Worth Campus - located in Fort Worth, students are charged $19,950 per year

Remington College-Houston Southeast - located in Webster, students are charged $14,745 per year

Remington College-Dallas Campus - located in Garland, students are charged $14,745 per year

The beauty schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Texas were:

College of the Mainland - located in Texas City, students are charged $1,007 per year

Lee College - located in Baytown, students are charged $1,086 per year

North Central Texas College - located in Gainesville, students are charged $1,104 per year

A beauty certificate from a Texas school... what next?

Barber, esthetician, cosmetology instructor, salon manager, and makeup artist are the professions of choice for a majority of beauty graduates in Texas.
In 2010, there were 50,760 beauty professional working in Texas, including 25,570 hairdressers, 980 barbers, and 2,520 estheticians.
The Texas counties with the largest populations of beauty professional are:

Austin County - 12,830 beauty professionals

Collin County - 9,640 beauty professionals

Atascosa County - 5,660 beauty professionals

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of beauty professionals is expected to grow by 22% by 2018. There are projected to be 75,700 beauty professionals working in Texas then. Of these 75,700 beauty professionals, the government predicts that 49,000 will be hairdressers, 6,670 will be barbers, and 4,260 will be estheticians.

Salary

On average, beauty professionals earn a salary of $34,707 per year in Texas state.
However, this number is only an average. Beauty professional in Texas had varying salaries from $15,470 to $100,300 per year in 2010.
The following counties in Texas have the highest average salaries for beauty professionals:

Grayson County - $41,567 per year

Brewster County - $40,983 per year

Aransas County - $39,693 per year

The Texas counties with the lowest average salary for beauty professionals are:

Irion County - $19,220 per year

Miller County - $22,030 per year

Cameron County - $24,495 per year

On average, the highest paid beauty professionals in Texas were:

Cosmetology Instructor - $51,930 per year

Makeup Artist - $34,650 per year

Salon Manager - $33,660 per year

The beauty professionals with lowest average salaries in Texas were:

Barber - $28,950 per year

Hairdresser - $25,690 per year

More Information

The charts and graphs below have additional Texas statistics regarding a career in beauty. Take a look and compare salaries with various related fields such as cosmetology or fashion.

Here are the different levels of study available for you to explore.

Associate's Degree in Beauty in Texas

Certificate in Beauty in Texas

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